South-west Donegal man to feature on RTÉ show narrated by Brendan Gleeson
Kerry: Tides of Time is narrated by Brendan Gleeson and tells the story of Kerry’s rich natural history, and airs on Sunday on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player
Teelin native Cormac McGinley, an Atlantic coast private walking tour guide with a background in marine biology and zoology, will feature on a new RTÉ series this Sunday.
Kerry: Tides of Time is narrated by Brendan Gleeson and tells the story of Kerry’s rich natural history.
“I grew up in the small fishing and farming community of Teelin on Ireland's North West Atlantic coast, under the shadow of Slieve League - some of Europe's highest sea cliffs,” Cormac says.
“Ours was a fishing family in Donegal. My father’s family were from small uninhabited islands off the Atlantic coast, and my mother was reared in Derry. I studied Zoology, Marine Biology, some geology and palaeontology at Aberdeen University in Scotland.
“I travelled extensively and still do any chance I get. I spent five weeks at Gerald Durrell's world-famous Jersey Zoo studying endangered animals and their reintroduction. I have extensive touring experience and specialise in delivering high-level content on Fauna, Flora, Geology and History and Heritage of the Cliffs of Moher and Burren area.”
Cormac has spent 11 years as a Ranger at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre in Clare. He worked as the education officer at the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre, setting up their education and conservation programmes and providing information on flora and fauna in their award-winning exhibition area.
He was responsible for most of their specialist tours - everything from university groups to VIPs and royalty - training up staff at the visitor centre on flora, fauna and geology for delivering tours and answering guests' questions and as involved in assisting with the set up of the "Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Geopark.
Episode one airs on Sunday, April 27, 6.30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.